toys 'r us will also be open during dinnertime on thanksgiving. the toy retailer will open at 5 p.m. three hours earlier than last year. >>> republican chris christie has earned another four-year term as governor of new jersey. he easily won re-election over democratic challenger barbara bruono. christ any managed to get more than 60% of the vote this is democratic leaning state. it was a tighter governor's race in virginia where democrat terry mcauliffe beat condition ken cuccinelli by less than 3%. terry is former head of the dnc. >>> the big apple will have its first democratic mayor in two decades. bill de blasio romped over republican joe lhota in yesterday's election. de blasio will replace republican-turned-independent michael bloomberg stepping down after three four-year terms. >>> the new jersey mall where a gunman fired multiple shots then killed himself reopened today with extra police officers on hand. 20-year-old richard shoop opened fire at the garden state plaza in paramus on monday night. investigators say shoop left a note with hi